The Big Khan Mosque in Bakhchysaray, Crimea, March 6, 2014.
Yuri Kozyrev—NOOR for TIMEEthnic Crimean Tatars pray at The Big Khan Mosque in Bakhchysaray, March 6, 2014. Yuri Kozyrev—NOOR for TIMELocals talk to the Russian soldiers near Ukrainian military base in Perevalnoye, Crimea, March 6, 2014.Yuri Kozyrev—NOOR for TIMEPro-Russian demonstrators rally in front of the local parliament building in Crimea's capital Simferopol, March 6, 2014. Yuri Kozyrev—NOOR for TIMECossacks and Ukrainian police detain feminist protesters who interrupted a pro-Russian rally with shouts of “Stop Putin’s war” in Simferopol, Crimea, March 6, 2014.Yuri Kozyrev—NOOR for TIMEMan watches a pro-Russian rally near the local parliament building in Crimea's capital Simferopol, March 6, 2014. Yuri Kozyrev—NOOR for TIMEPro-Russian gathering in Yevpatoria, Ukraine, March 5, 2014.
Yuri Kozyrev—NOOR for TIMEPeople at a pro-Russian gathering in Yevpatoria, Ukraine, March 5, 2014.
Yuri Kozyrev—NOOR for TIMEWoman watches a pro-Russian gathering in Yevpatoria, Ukraine, March 5, 2014.
Yuri Kozyrev—NOOR for TIMEUkrainian officers on guard at the Belbek air force base, outside Sevastopol, March 4, 2014.
Yuri Kozyrev—NOOR for TIMEUnarmed Ukrainian soldiers, carrying a Soviet air-regiment banner, approach Russian positions on the perimeter of the contested Belbek air-force base in Crimea, Ukraine, on March 4, 2014.Yuri Kozyrev—NOOR for TIMEUnarmed Ukrainian soldiers approach Russian positions on the perimeter of the contested Belbek air force base in Crimea, March 4, 2014.Yuri Kozyrev—NOOR for TIMEUkrainian soldiers at the Belbek air force base in Crimea, March 4, 2014.
Yuri Kozyrev—NOOR for TIMEUkrainian sailors, on a ship blocked by Russian forces, spoke to their relatives at the port of Sevastopol, March 4, 2014.Yuri Kozyrev—NOOR for TIMERussian soldiers speak to a family near the Ukrainian military base in Bakhchysaray, Crimea, March 3, 2014. Yuri Kozyrev—NOOR for TIMESailors stand on board the Ukrainian navy corvette Ternopil at harbor of Sevastopol, March 3, 2014. Yuri Kozyrev—NOOR for TIMEA Ukrainian woman reacts as troops in unmarked uniforms hold positions in Perevalnoye, a small Ukrainian base roughly 15 miles south of Simferopol on Sunday, March 2, 2014. About two dozen Ukrainian soldiers could be seen behind her.Yuri Kozyrev—NOOR for TIMETroops stand guard near the base in Perevalnoye on Sunday. Hundreds of soldiers in unmarked uniforms surrounded the base, using vehicles with Russian license plates.Yuri Kozyrev—NOOR for TIMEA priest stands next to troops in Perevalnoye on Sunday.Yuri Kozyrev—NOOR for TIMEMembers of a pro-Russian group stationed themselves in front of government buildings and a statue of Lenin in Simferopol on Sunday.Yuri Kozyrev—NOOR for TIMEMembers of a pro- Russian group raise a Russian flag in front of a military base in Simferopol on Sunday.Yuri Kozyrev—NOOR for TIMETroops in unmarked uniforms stand guard in Balaklava on the outskirts of Sevastopol, Ukraine, Saturday, March 1, 2014.Andrew Lubimov—APA woman waves a Russian flag as armed servicemen wait near Russian army vehicles outside a Ukrainian border guard post in the Crimean town of Balaclava, March 1, 2014.Baz Ratner—ReutersArmed servicemen wait in Russian army vehicles in the Crimean town of Balaclava, March 1, 2014.Baz Ratner—ReutersA flag of the Russian Navy hangs from a tree as policemen stand guard in front of the local parliament building on Feb. 28, 2014 in Simferopol.Genya Savilov—AFP/Getty ImagesPro-Russian supporters rally outside the Crimean parliament building on Feb. 28, 2014 in Simferopol.Sean Gallup—Getty ImagesSoldiers, who were wearing no identifying insignia and declined to say whether they were Russian or Ukrainian, patrol outside the Simferopol International Airport after a pro-Russian crowd had gathered on Feb. 28, 2014.Sean Gallup—Getty ImagesThe gunmen wearing similar military uniforms without markings leave the scene by military trucks after captured the airport in the capital of Ukraine's Crimea region, Simferopol on Feb. 28, 2014.Bulent Doruk—Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesRussian troops block the road way towards the military airport at the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in Crimea, Feb. 28, 2014.Andrew Lubimov—APSheep graze next to an old election sign on a road from Simferopol to Sevastopol reads "Yanukovych is the hope of Crimea", Feb. 27, 2014.Baz Ratner—ReutersA Pro-Russian demonstrator waves Russian and Crimea flags atop an old Soviet Army tank during a protest in front of a local government building in Simferopol, Feb. 27, 2014.Darko Vojinovic—APPeople carry a giant Russian flag during a pro-Russian rally in Simferopol, Feb. 27, 2014.David Mdzinarishvili—ReutersMen stand during a pro-Russian rally outside the Crimean parliament building in Simferopol, Feb. 27, 2014.Baz Ratner—ReutersBarricades block the entrance to government buildings in Simferopol, Crimea, with a banner that reads "Crimea Russia," Feb. 27, 2014.Darko Vojinovic—;APA Ukrainian man walks away after being injured in a stampede during clashes at rallies held by ethnic Russians and Crimean Tatars near the Crimean parliament building in Simferopol, Feb. 26, 2014.Baz Ratner—ReutersUkrainian men help pull one another out of a stampede beneath a flag of Crimea during clashes at rallies held by ethnic Russians and Crimean Tatars near the Crimean parliament building in Simferopol Feb. 26, 2014.Baz Ratner—ReutersUkrainian and Russian supporters clash during a protest near the Parliament building in Simferopol, Feb. 26, 2014.Arthur Shvarts—EPAPro-Russian activists pray near the Crimean Parliament building in Simferopol, Feb. 26, 2014.Arthur Shvarts—EPACrimean Tatars hold flags during rallies near the Crimean parliament building in Simferopol, Feb. 26, 2014.Baz Ratner—ReutersUkrainian police officers guard local government building during a protest in Simferopol, Feb. 26, 2014.Darko Vojinovic—AP
